American Request To Russia In Assembly

Chronicle (Levin), 23 September 1949, Page 5

American Request To Russia In Assembly

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Received Thurstlay, l p.m. NEW YORK, Sept. 21. The United States Secr.etarv of State, Mr. Acheson, today appeaJed to Russia for cooperation in solving international problems. He i 'd the major problems which pressed on the world could not be solved by national action alone but recpiired common action in the common public interest. Mr. Acheson urged Russia to reverse its previous position on the Greek (piestion and join in seekingBa settlement of the problem. He said if Greece's northern neiglibours realised their own self -interest required respect for tlie reconiniendation of United Nations and an adjustment of their relaLions with Oreece, a solution could be reached now. Mr. Acheson, who was speaking at tlie General Assembly nieetiug, pledged Aiuerican unreser\ed support and devot.ion to the General Assembly 's eil'orts

tu solve world problems. * * Tlie Soviet Foreign ilinister, Mr. Vyshinsky, told reporters today he should iike to see the cold war ended. Earlier United Nations' General Assembly steering cominittee, rejected six attempts by Mr. Vyshinsky to have subjects renioved from the Assembly age'nda. The subjects were Greece, Horea, the report of the Interim Cominittee (Little Assembly), alleged huinau rights violations by Ilungary, Bulgaria and Rumania, United -\'ations' field service and the report of' tlie international law coniniission. In each case, only one other natioiq Polarnl, voted with Russia. Mr. Vyshinsky said the allegeo llireats to Greece were mvtliical. "The, piestion should b-j to put an end to , ihe terror of tlie Monarch-Fascist regime in Greece." On tlie Jvorean question Mr. Vyshinsky alleged that tlie youth Korean Goveniment. continued to "exert terror" on the iuluitiitants of North Horea. Mr. Vyshinsky dcscribed the consid••ration of huinan riglits in Bulgaria, ilungury and Rumania as an interference in domestic allairs. Ile said the

Assembly liad 110 right to discuss the issues. Alr. Vyshinsky attacked the formation of United Nations' lield service — fomierly proposed by Mr. Trygve Lie, Secretary-General, as United Nations' Guard. Alr. Vyshinsky alleged that the proposal was a violation of the Charter and said it was tlie beghming of an hiteriiational armed forco. .